This Week in Gay Palm Springs

We’re holding our collective breaths awaiting word from the Newsom administration that the stay at home order will be lifted.  That opens the door for...

One of the events I look forward to each year, is The Center’s “Info A Go Go”, where our local organizations gather to connect with...

MLK Day 2021 starts a very political week for our country.  We started the celebration last Friday with comedian Shann Carr and the Fun &...

“Keep on the sunny side of life”, goes the old song from The Carter Family:   “There’s a dark and a troubled side of life...

Just as we publish our latest Calendar of Events for 2021-22 PDF, it becomes outdated with the postponement of Desert X.  And there’s movement afoot...

We made it through this week.  I don’t know about you, but my world stopped January 6th when the insurrection broke out.  And I’m still...

Hats off to Dr. Laura Rush and all the frontline healthcare workers who are now fighting a losing battle with the pandemic until mass immunization...

The countdown to the end of this year continues as we move closer to 2021.  Can it end soon enough?  I don’t know about you,...

Wishing you and yours a happy holiday from the entire GayDesertGuide team!     Stay Safe and Stay Home (except to shop and order carryout)....

We go into Christmas week with hope and the promise of a brighter new year.  On Sunday, our staffed gathered via Zoom to celebrate with...

Just in time for the holidays, the Palm Springs Bureau of Tourism has embarked a new campaign about locals supporting locals called, We Are Palm...

We were just made aware of a new campaign for takeout and delivery: The #12DaysofTakeOut Launched by a group of California small business owners and small...

This year, I’m grateful for those who surround me in making Gay Desert Guide happen each and every day.  We’ve found ways to move from...

We’re in lockdown through Christmas – December 27th to be exact.  So outdoor dining is out.  Retail is curtailed to 20% capacity.  Gatherings of people...

Superheroes. They range from the comic book kind to the frontline workers fighting the pandemic.  On this week’s #ILoveGayPalmSprings podcast, we talk about both.  Kraven...

‘Twas the week after Thanksgiving and all through the House (and Senate)… They were on break and not dealing with pandemic relief. And we’re going...

  Happy Thanksgiving weekend to our locals and visitors to Greater Palm Springs.  You’ve made your own choices about where (and whether) to travel and...

The holidays, starting with Thanksgiving this week, will be spent much differently than a year ago.  Smaller gatherings, if any at all, are the rule...

It’s that Good News/Bad News dichotomy:  Southwest Airlines started new service on Sunday and others are expanding their schedules for season.  Now as we approach...

Marilyn Monroe – To Be or Not To Be…in front of the Palm Springs Art Museum.  That was the question that our Palm Springs city...

And #PalmSpringsPride 2020 goes into the record books with a bit of a whimper.  (Only due to the pandemic, not any fault of the organizers.)...

We start this #PalmSpringsPride weekend with an ongoing “Disturbance in the Force” as we await final election results. Congrats to our re-elected city officials in...

No matter what the outcome of our election, we’re hellbent on celebrating the vestige of #PalmSpringsPride next weekend.  It’s our time to “Light Up the...

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Virtual Desert AIDS Walk is underway this weekend.  Our GayDesertGuide team is getting together (safely and socially distanced) on Saturday to do our part. We’ll...

On Saturday, I hosted the annual Aging Positively conference which joined with The Reunion Project this year for a full day of Zoom seminars for...

We have breaking #PalmSpringsPride news as we get ready to publish this week – both good and not-so-good. In an abundance of caution, two events...

Happy Indigenous People’s Day (Columbus Day)!  Arenas Road has returned to full bore with all bars and restaurants now open with outdoor seating and dining....

These days, there is never a dull moment!  Whether it’s a fly on the Veep’s head or flying to and fro on Southwest Airlines, we...

Our #MCM (ManCrushMonday) features Craig Ramsay, whom we have the pleasure of reconnecting with on the #ILoveGayPalmSprings podcast this week. We couldn’t help but add...

Generations… October begins with a celebration of LGBT History Month and on this week’s #ILoveGayPalmSprings podcast we spanned from historian David Gray to fitness expert...

Gay Desert Guide’s Fun & Games Department is producing Zoom (and hopefully in-person soon) events for the LGBTQ community. Comedian Shann Carr is hosting our...

We just put the finishing touches on our October Fun & Games Dept. offerings from GayDesertGuide.LGBT (including our Virtual Speed Dating events).  We have some new...

We mourn the loss of two people in today’s column.  First, the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will have many repercussions throughout our LGBTQ...

The flames are now getting closer to our hamlet, as the #SnowFire got its start on Thursday and now threatened rural areas of the northern...

In case you missed our Thursday blog/email newsletter, PSP is expanding with three new airlines offering service this Fall and Winter.  Check our Latest News...

Another airline announces service to and from PSP.  We’re on that story and ready for Cinema Diverse as we power through September. Our podcast this...

So I took the #ILoveGayPalmSprings podcast team to see “House of Cardin” on Friday night.  While I didn’t last for the entire movie – only...

A flurry of news hit today and the Labor Day weekend is officially here.  The big news is that Southwest Airlines is coming to town,...

September 1 is the start of Fall – meteorologically speaking.  But our week going into Labor Day will be another hot one.  However, there’s plenty of...

As if the president’s doom and gloom speech wasn’t bad enough, we’ve had days of local consternation around the plans for Palm Springs Pride. On...

As first reported here last week, Palm Springs Pride will be happening in 2020!  Ron DeHarte confirmed some details as he and the city continue...

Two new signs of hope to report on as we enter the Fall.  I have a little inside scoop on Palm Springs Pride 2020 and...

We had another successful Virtual Speed Dating event on Saturday night – this one for the ladies.  We’ll do it again in September, as we...

  Just when we thought it was safe to go outdoors, another week or so of scorchers is on the horizon.  We’ll be in the...

  Nearly 30 men Zoomed on Saturday evening for our All Ages Virtual Speed Dating, one of many virtual events from the new Fun &...

I’m looking forward to our first Speed Dating for Men of All Ages on Saturday night. Just do it!  I am!  Can you think of...